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What Can Happen To Your Brain And Spine When You Take A Slap Shot To The Neck? A Neurosurgeon Explainsin an 8-round boxing match on November 15 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas . Mike Tyson is not your typical 58-year-old. Actually, Tyson is not your typical any-year-old. So, it’s not yet completely clear how exactly age may affect Tyson’s boxing prowess when he takes on 27-year-old YouTuber Jake Paul on Friday night.
You might expect “Iron Mike” to show some rust. After all, Tyson’s last official boxing match took place nearly two decades ago in 2005 when he lost to Kevin McBride in a sixth-round TKO. And the last time Tyson participated in any kind of public boxing match that didn’t take place on a JetBlue airplane flight was in November 2020 when an exhibition against Roy Jones, Jr., ended in a draw. Even though Tyson has been training, training ain’t the same thing as a real match.
Plus, Tyson’s reflexes, reaction times and speed may have decreased with age. Even though Tyson in his earlier years was known for his power—by 1986, he had accumulated a 22-0 record with 21 of those wins by knockout—his accompanying speed and agility combined with that power are made him special. Studies such ashave shown that people’s physical reflexes typically begin declining in their 20s with the average peak occurring around age 24.
On the flip side, Tyson will presumably have more experience with age. This can help him fight in a smarter manner to conserve energy and choose the right moments to go on the offensive versus defensive. Plus, his training regimen may be more disciplined now than it was in his younger days where he may have relied more on his natural talent.
Finally, it’s not as if Tyson is fighting Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury or some other current top heavyweight boxer. That would not be a fair fight. He’s fighting Paul, who initially became known for producing YouTube videos like “It's Everyday Bro,” and not for his boxing prowess. While Paul has since scored some victories in the boxing ring, his boxing career hasn’t come anywhere near Tyson’s.
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